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Rush Hour

Rush Hour

Action · Comedy · Crime · 1998

When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership and investigate the case themselves.

Movie details

Rush Hour

“The fastest hands in the East meet the biggest mouth in the West.”

1998 Action · Comedy · Crime 1h 37m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.0 / 10

325.7K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

62 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

61 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.1 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership and investigate the case themselves.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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Rush Hour 3

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Brett Ratner

Written by

Ross LaManna · Jim Kouf

Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan

Lee

Chris Tucker

Chris Tucker

Carter

Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson

Griffin

Philip Baker Hall

Philip Baker Hall

Captain Diel

Elizabeth Peña

Elizabeth Peña

Johnson

Chris Penn

Chris Penn

Clive

Mark Rolston

Mark Rolston

Agent Russ

Court is in session

Put Rush Hour on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Auteur Devotee

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.